Service apparatus



1931- T. N. DELIGIANES ET AL 1,837,149

SERVICE APPARATUS Filed July 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Thomas M DeZigzanes and/was Beanies ATTORNEY Dec. 15, 1 r. N. DELIGIANES ET AL 1,837,149

SERVICE APPARATUS Filed July 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Thomas Alflelzlgz'anes and/teas Q- Emi ia ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 15, 1931 PATENT which) muons r. nnnremnns Am) Annams A, mm, on CHICAGO, 11 m;

ep hsetiqe fil July s Th s h tieh h tt t0 e a hovel provements in service apparatuses, and hasor its. prin ipal O e t e P Q an improved construction of -this character Whichwill be 1y eflicient in use andeconomical in inanu' acture.

The, salient object of our invention is to provide a service apparatus which will be particularly adapted for use in connection with lunch counters and the like. andconsists in providinga carriage whichwill be movable along the counter on which various appurtenances for the service of patrons will beprovided, as for example,fcontainers for napkins and sugar, and condiments such as alt .h VPI PPQ An object of the invention, ancillary to the foregoin is to provide novel'means, of

supportin tecarriagevfor movement; A still 1 rt her object of the invention' is to arrange the carriage. in a manner such that the holders for the various appurtenances will be arranged in a manner such that the appurtenances maybe readily removed.

- Other and further objectswill appear hereinafter.

inventionconsists in the novel combi: nation and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter described and claimed. The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein a preferred form of construction is shown, and in which:

Fi 1 is a front elevational view, in which certain parts are broken away, depicting a preferrediorm of construction for our improved device in association with a so-called lunch counterj r V I Fig. 2 is 'a plan view, inwhichcertain parts are broken away, of the deviceillustratd in h ig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 on Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is afragmental detail View depicting the manner in which one of the appurtenances is supported on the carriage; and Fig. 5 is a fragmental detail View of the mechanisms employed for supporting the carriage for movement relative to, the counter.- At lunch counters, and similar places of we secure a bracket member 18 h in- 19% S e liq-1 wve ating,it is customary to provide: at various erva pensers h ldih napkins; g r, nd hhdimsh s The e h fil s are usua y shd d hi e interva s an a s inftended to be disposed thatall patrons t5 will have access to one of" theholders," However, this requires a plurality of holders; and

it sometimes occursthat patrons are unable wreath h ho de witho t isthrh s t t er'p r hh- Itl els hstdlheif t r 5 videadispenser for sugar and the like w is hp h hd ly; thi shh sanitary norconduciveto good service, i p

I th rref hiohi tq h ihvent p to provides s r e o dh which maybe hhh d along t n er and Whhh w ll ha 91 a s ther n a will" h hs he resists appurtenances in such a" manner that the materials such. condiments, as

lh h k hs ay smamtamsd he ha tary monditioi Mechanisms-den accomplishing th s. purpose "are d sclosed in; the mp ylhg'"d wlngs, wher in. 0 ihdi:

cates 'the main body portion of the housin w h i Prefer b y h s i hti illi lrsh rs h! hr on' o as e embody a hflil hthfly extending portion 1N1, and avertically-ext n portion .21 s c at wi h th ishbi rsthhtifllly ape Portio .10 i a porti ll which includes a front rail 13 and end con;

r t h and 5; The riage thus d e p ra y up-paste fd hio smnt sth saun e and o vi usl s can h attained in var qh m hhs iswi hputi depar ns frhhh th p r i w b r v tiqh- Q he eh b diimeht i our i v ntion iljhistratedi e pr ide 0. th under side" a the p i 1 adj ent h l mhtr 355a plurality offbearing constructions 16'; which rollers 1 7; are. rotatably' mounted. These rollers 17 are preferably with a suitable noiseless material such' as,"fore2ia n-' ple, rubber. To'the rear end ofthe late 11 cludes a downwardly depending portion 19.

A substantially U-shapedmember 20 pro; vided, and the limp portions 21 thereof are arranged in abutting relation with respec t to the surface of theportion 19, such the bight-portion 22 is disposed in d a; isttion with the face of the member 19 so as to provide a space therebetween. This space is indicated by 23 in the drawings, and rotatably mounted in this space 23 is a roller 24 which is mounted on the axle 25 that serves to hold the members 20 and 19 together, although it is to be understood that these members might be joined in any desired manner. Extended through the space 23 below the roller 24, is a track 26, which is preferably formedfrom rectangular stock and made from a hardened material. The end portions of this track 26 are preferably secured to the lunch counter 27 in any approved manner, as by the securing elements 28 (Fig. 1). The track 26 is substantially equal to the width of the space 23 and therefore, the carriage is supported such that transverse movement thereof is prevented, therollers 17 and 23 supporting the de vice such that it may be moved only longitudinally of the counter.

Suitably supported from the portion 11, adjacent the end portions 14 and 15, are substantially U-shaped bracket members 29 which include limb portions 30 and 31 and a bight portion 32'. The bight-portion 32 is preferably securedto the portion 11 in any approved'mannerv as by the rivets 33. 'EX- tending upwardly from thebight-portion 3 and disposed between the end portions'30 and 31., are tab portions such as 34. The tab portions 34 are preferably shorter than the end portions 30 and 31. Struck inwardly from the portions 30 and 31 in spaced relation with respect to the bight-portion 32, are lugs; 35. The members 29 thus formed are adaptable to support suitable containers which in the present instance are indicated by 36. These containers 36'may be of the open end variety, such as depicted, or theymay be closed housings having suitable openings formed therein, and they are intended to house napkins or similar" articles. It is apparent that by mounting the containers 36 in the members 29 that these containers 36 may be readily removed so as to facilitate the cleaning or refilling thereof. Arranged intermediate the housings 29 and adapted to extend upwardly from'the portion ll are bracket members37. The bracket 'members 37 include foot portions 38 that are secured to the portion 11 through the medium of suitable securing devices such as the rivets 39. At the upper ends of the brackets 37 .pad portions 40 are secured. These brackets 37 are intended to support suitable supporting members which are adapted tol carry a dispenserfor sugar or the like. V

A second dispenser is generically indicated by 41 in the drawings, and is intended to be substantially. similar to the sugar dispenser described and claimed in our co-pending applicatiomSerial Number 366,362, filed in the Unlted StatesPa-tent Ofiice on or about May 27, 1929., This second dispenser includes an opening 47 is controlled by a plunger 48 I which is operated by a pin member 49 that 1s adapted to have a portion extended out through the opening 47. By positioning a spoon or the like below the pin member 49, the same may be raised to elevate the plunger 48 and thus permit passage through the openings47 whereby the material such as sugar contained in the housing defined will be permitted to dispense through the opening 47. The container 41 is filled by removing the endconstruction 43 which preferably carries an agitating arrangement generically indicated by 50 in the drawings, that is operated from the handle 51v arrangedexternally, of the housing.

Secured to the pads 40 are the foot portions 52 of the supporting bands 53. The supporting bands 53 include portions 54 adjacent the foot portions 52 which are adapted to be arranged parallel to each other and suitable substantially U-shaped clips 55 are adapted to be fitted over these parallel portions 54 so as to secure the same together. The intermediate portions of the strips 53 are substantially semi-circular in outline and include substantially vertically extending portions 56 which are adapted to embrace the sides of the container 41 and the lower edges of these vertical portions 56 terminate in serrated portions .57 that are angled inwardly so as to embrace the outer surface of the end portion 44. In this manner the container 41 is supported, from the brackets 37 and by removing the clips 55, the same may be readily removed so as to facilitate the cleaning thereof.

Adjacent the front rail 13 in front of the brackets 37 suitable condiment holders may be mounted and in the other space of the device any other desired appurtenances may be mounted.

It is apparent from the foregoing description that we have provided a construction which may be moved relative to a counter or the like and this construction is arranged such that the various portions thereof adapted to contain service items may be readily removed so as to facilitate the cleaning and refilling thereof.

It is apparent that one of these devices may be used to serve a number of customers inasmuch as it may be moved along the counter and therefore, the number of holders employed may be greatly reduced over the usual number of stationaryholders required.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying our invention into effect, this is capable portions, androtatable members on said last of variations and modifications, wlthout denamed means for movement over sa1d rail.

In testimony whereof we aflix our slgna- THOMAS N. DELIGIANES. a

parting from the spirit of the invention. we, therefore, do notwish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of such variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claims. 1 .h

Having thus described the invention,-'What We claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: 1 I j 1. A service apparatus for restaurant counters and the like, comprising a carriage, means for supporting said carriage for move.-

tures.

ment over the surface of a counter, said'means including rollers mounted on the under side of said carriage adjacent one edge thereof adapted to engage the upper face of said counter, and including portions depending below said counter at one end thereof, a rail member disposed below the upper surface of said counter, said portions engaging said rail member, and guiding members secured to said depending portions for movement along said rail member. i

2. A service apparatus for restaurant counters and the like,comp'rising a carriage member, roller members mounted adjacent the forward edge of sa1d carnage, a bracket member depending from the rear edge of sa1d carriage, said bracket member having a passage formed therein throughrvvhich a track member may be extended below the upper surface of said counter, and rollers mounted in said passages adapted to engage said track.

3. In combination With a service apparatus for restaurant counters and the like including a carriage, a bracket member depending from a said carriage below the upper surface of said counter and having a substantially rectangular passage formed therein, a track member adapted to be extended through the lower portion of said substantially rectangular portion and being adaptedto be of a Width substantially equal to the Width of said passage,

and a roller member mounted in said passage adjacent the upper edge thereof adapted to travel along said track.

4. A service apparatus for restaurant counters and the like, comprising a carriage,i

means for supporting said carriage for movement over the surface of a counter, said means including rollers mounted on the under side of said carriage adjacent one edge thereof adapted toengage the upper face of said counter, and including portions depending below said counter atone end thereof, a rail member disposed below the upper surface of said counter said portions engaging said rail member, guiding member secured to said depending portions for movement along said rail member, said guiding'members including substantially U-shaped brackets, means for securing said brackets to said depending ANDREAS A. BOURDES. 

